The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-06-11


during the past week.
Sanford has an election on June % to elect
an Alderman to fill the unexpired term OF
Alderman Marks, resigned.
The South Florida Railroad Company has
had the lots and river front at Tampa under
its control thoroughly cleaned up.
Tho Woodbridge ice factory has estab-
lished an agency in Sanford, which will be
under the management of j. c. Bell.
The Florida Railway and Navigation
Companys road is now completed to Plant
City, and daily trains win soon run there.
w: H. Miller and NJ Somers, of Seneca,
are going into the grape culture extensively.
Mr.. Miller will put out 2 400 vines of differ
ent varieties.
The workmen on the SummerIin Institute
at Boston are progressing finely with their
work, and the walls have reached a height
of about ten feet
NJ. j. Hine, of Parish, reports his orange
trees as being in full bloom, thus having
ripe ones CAST winters fruit, half grown
ones and blooms at the same time.
Fish receipts reported at Pensacola Mon
day were 40 punches of red snappers, by
the smack Charles Henry and 100 punches
of red snappers by the smack Haley
The copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween w. H. Fletcher and B. B. Atwood at
Sanford has been dissolved by mutual con-
sent w. II. Fletcher will continue the bust
ness
A. C. Aldrich, Orlando's City Engineer,
has just returned from NarcooSsee. He
brings with him the skin and fangs of a
six-foot RATHER which he killed during the
trip.
Last Saturday night colored man sam
pied some jewelry in Paul Rehnberg's store
at St Augustine, and on his exit gold
watch was missed. He has escaped with the
DOODLE
Four hundred hands are engaged in the
northern part of Marion county cutting
right-of-way and getting out bridge tim
bers for the Silver Springs, Ocala and Gulf
railway
Col w T. Forbes, representing the
! Florida Sub-Tropical Exposition manage
ment, will address the citizens of Sanford
Monday evening next at s O'clock p. m, in
the interest of that enterprise.
Father Swembergh. expects. to settle a
colony of Catholics in the vicinity of San
ford on lands owned and now being sur
veyed in suitable lots by the Florida Land
, and Colonization Company. The colony
will be named St Jesephs.
The finishing touches are being given to
the Welborne building at Sanford. The
clock has arrived and will adorn the cupola
erected for it as soon as it can be placed.
J The Offices already taken in the building will
be occupied by about July /.
John Blake, while raking over the st.
Augustine Hotel ruins a few days ago,
found fine gold watch The watch was in
good order, with the exception of the case
being discolored. He also found the same
day gold ring uninjured.
! The Governor appointed by telegraph,
last Tuesday, DR.. D. c. Ferguson, DR.. F. NJ.
Wilson and Capt. j. N Hooker of Barlow,
, DIR. James Thompson, of Fort Meade, and
DIR. F. L. Brooks, of Lakeland a county
board of health for Polk county.
John NJ. Beggs, an old landmark, and for
! eleven years Clerk of the Circuit Court, died
at Madison Thursday, after a lingering i'll
, ness from complication of Affections. He
! was universally esteemed and respected for
! excellent Christian character and gentle
, manly demeanor.
New post offices have been established at
! Kanapaha, Alachua county, carleton,
Alachua county, and Hawkinsville, Orange
county. The post Office at Cedar, Herman
) do county, has been discontinued, and the
: mails will in future go to Lenard.
| On June "A Plant City will celebrate in
grand style the completion to that place OF
the Florida Railway and Navigation rail
road A big time is expected. Prominent
speakers from different parts of the State
/, have been invited to be present, and cheap
rates will be secured on all the roads, SO as
! to allow those who may wish to do so to at
= tend the celebration. f
? The Tampa Board of Health have estab-
, lished quarantine camps on Ballast Point,
{ where all passengers from Key West,
, Havana or other infected ports will be held
for fifteen days. The Plant Investment
2 Company furnish the tents cots, etc, and
: will establish telephone connection with the
2 station and Tampa. Should a case of fever
? break out a physician will go there and re-
4 main until all is well again.
: Sanford Journal: Mr. Max Myerson re-
. turned from New York Thursday afternoon
His trip did not result in the bringing back
of C. P. johnson, who was arrested In that
} city some ten days ago on telegram from
, Marshal Wheeler, of Sanford. Legal steps
were taken which Mr.. Myerson could not
overcome, and johnson will return when
= his own sweet will dictates. He says he
: will be in Sanford in short while. We
will see.
{ The building of the Sanford Catholic
: church has been awarded to w. t. Cotter,
of that place, who will at once take steps to
move the needed material on the church
: lots. Father Swembergh will have fine
engraving of the new church executed by a
Chicago firm of art, and says that he will
present a copy TO each and all who will do
nate not less than $40 to his church fund
He has commenced to take up the subscrip-
tions and has met every where with hearty
: responses.
I The closing exercises of the Tampa graded
! sshool, took place last Friday night at the
Opera House, in the presence of one OF the
largest crowds ever gathered together in
p. Tampa-the spacious hall being taxed to its
utmost to hold the relatives, friends and
! others who were present In the rear of the
/, stage were the notices formed in the ever
green, "Strive to be WISE" while Just back
of the footlightS hundreds of beautiful bo-
! quets were arranged, sent in by the friends
and admirers Of the young ladies. The ex-
ercises We're very interesting
; The Florida State Pharmaceutical Asso
citation effected permanent organization
mt Jacksonville, Thursday night, by the cleo
ton of the following officers, viz: Presi-
dent, DR.. H. Robinson, Jacksonville; First
Vice President, w A. Rawls, Tallahassee;
Second Vice President, +. Delouest, Ocala
! Third Vice President, H. c. Cushman, Pen
! sacola: Secretary, j. A. Conover, Jackson
vile; Treasurer, J. NJ Dixon, Titusville
On motion the constitution and bylaws, as
adopted were ordered to be printed under
the supervision of the executive committee
st. Augustine Press; John Blake. who
has been engaged in ralling over the ruins of